Techtextil
TRADEFAIR Live In Days

Techtextil North America 2026

  • 4. - 6. Aug 2026
  • Hall A-C, Booth 710
  • Raleigh Convention Center 500 S. Salisbury Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, USA
  • English

Shaping the Future

We are excited to welcome you to Techtextil 2026 - North America’s only dedicated show for technical textiles and nonwovens. Techtextil North America assembles all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry: from research and development, through raw materials and production processes and finally ending in conversion, further treatment, and recycling.

Materials form the fabric of our lives, bringing the comfort we rely on as we discover the world around us. While we continue to focus on rapid production and luxurious quality to meet ambitious consumer trends, our next-generation solutions will ramp up precision, sustainability, and design freedom to bring cutting-edge performance to manufacturers and consumers. 

Our booth at Techtextil will be packed with a wide range of exciting solutions for everything from automotive interiors and sports gear to functional clothing with flexible printed electronics and smart sensing footwear. And while you’re there, check out our recyclable synthetic leather tablet covers, offering an attractive, recyclable, vegan alternative to animal-derived materials.

At Techtextil you'll have the opportunity to explore how Covestro is driving progress across vital industries with our innovative products, processes, and technologies. We are committed to improving quality of life through the development of high-performance, sustainable polymers while advancing our vision of a fully circular future.

We would like to invite you to join our journey and discover how we’re making this vision a reality. Learn more about how our advanced technologies are contributing to a more sustainable world. We look forward to connecting with you and collaborating to shape the future of sustainable polymers together!

Textiles

  • INSQIN®: outstanding performance for sports and outdoor
    Story

    INSQIN® textile coatings

    INSQIN® waterborne PU technology for textile printing, coating, PU synthetics and technical textile applications

  • INSQIN® waterborne PU
    Story

    More sustainable textiles

    We supply the textiles industry with more sustainable textile coatings materials for a carbon-neutral fabric future!

  • Trans-Textil – AQUAIR®
    Case study

    Waterborne & vegan: More sustainable synthetic textile coatings

    Explore how we pioneered a vegan waterborne synthetic coating system with Trans-Textil, to contribute to a more sustainable future for the textile industry.

  • More sustainable sports shoes
    Case study

    More sustainable textiles for Team Sonnenwagen

    Explore how Covestro, Huafeng, and Cyclone support Team Sonnenwagen with partly bio-based and recycled textile materials for more sustainable sportswear.

  • Sleek, durable, more sustainable: INSQIN® and Dispercoll® CQ U create translucent design effects.
    Story

    More sustainable trim parts

    Discovering the potential of more sustainable automotive trim parts for enhanced productivity and a circular economy

  • Image showing The Centum door panel, which combines a premium look and feel with responsive behavior
    Case study

    Automotive Interior Design: Smart Functional Surfaces

    Discover how Covestro’s INSQIN® PU technology enables functional, color-changing automotive surfaces in "The Centum". ✓Transparent coating ✓Premium haptics ✓Responsive design

Digital Textile Printing

  • Case study

    More sustainable textile printing with Covestro & KRONOS

    Covestro & KRONOS: More sustainable textile production with digital inkjet printing. Find out more about their white ink innovation for direct-to-foil printing!

  • Mirrored image of car, building and athletic wear, where digital printing technologies are relevant.
    Story

    Desmomelt®U adhesives 

    Covestro offers starting formulations for printable adhesives based on Desmomelt® U for automated application on textiles. 

  • A kaleidoscope image displaying buildings, a car and a runner, mirroring its components starting from the center of the image.
    Processing technology

    Digital Printing

    Our resin solutions for digital printing help to enable more sustainable, efficient manufacturing in a range of industries.

Innovative Films for Textile Applications

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Man walking in front of mountains during sunset
    Story

    Platilon® and Dureflex® skin-friendly films for sportswear & outdoor gear

    A range of our TPU films is certified as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, ensuring skin-friendly sports apparel and outdoor gear.

  • Printed electronics on a flexible TPU film
    Technology

    Printed electronics

    Smart polycarbonate films play a pivotal role in transforming printed electronics and developing next-gen technologies.

Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Man walking in front of mountains during sunset
    Story

    Platilon® and Dureflex® skin-friendly films for sportswear & outdoor gear

    A range of our TPU films is certified as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, ensuring skin-friendly sports apparel and outdoor gear.

  • Samples of TPU synthetic leather, fanned out to show a range of colors and textures.
    Story

    TPU synthetic leather

    Desmopan® TPU synthetic leather comes in a range of textures, with leather-like haptics in a recyclable, non-animal material.

  • TPU nonwoven fabric
    Story

    TPU for nonwoven fabrics

    Desmopan® TPU is a smart material for producing tough, soft nonwoven fabrics with meltblown or spunbond processing.

  • TPU truck tarps for future circularity
    Case study

    TPU truck tarps

    One day, a thermoplastic polyurethane tarp could cover truck cargo, become a bag, then get recycled into new products.  

Textiles

  • INSQIN®: outstanding performance for sports and outdoor
    Story

    INSQIN® textile coatings

    INSQIN® waterborne PU technology for textile printing, coating, PU synthetics and technical textile applications

  • INSQIN® waterborne PU
    Story

    More sustainable textiles

    We supply the textiles industry with more sustainable textile coatings materials for a carbon-neutral fabric future!

  • Trans-Textil – AQUAIR®
    Case study

    Waterborne & vegan: More sustainable synthetic textile coatings

    Explore how we pioneered a vegan waterborne synthetic coating system with Trans-Textil, to contribute to a more sustainable future for the textile industry.

  • More sustainable sports shoes
    Case study

    More sustainable textiles for Team Sonnenwagen

    Explore how Covestro, Huafeng, and Cyclone support Team Sonnenwagen with partly bio-based and recycled textile materials for more sustainable sportswear.

  • Sleek, durable, more sustainable: INSQIN® and Dispercoll® CQ U create translucent design effects.
    Story

    More sustainable trim parts

    Discovering the potential of more sustainable automotive trim parts for enhanced productivity and a circular economy

  • Image showing The Centum door panel, which combines a premium look and feel with responsive behavior
    Case study

    Automotive Interior Design: Smart Functional Surfaces

    Discover how Covestro’s INSQIN® PU technology enables functional, color-changing automotive surfaces in "The Centum". ✓Transparent coating ✓Premium haptics ✓Responsive design

Digital Textile Printing

  • Case study

    More sustainable textile printing with Covestro & KRONOS

    Covestro & KRONOS: More sustainable textile production with digital inkjet printing. Find out more about their white ink innovation for direct-to-foil printing!

  • Mirrored image of car, building and athletic wear, where digital printing technologies are relevant.
    Story

    Desmomelt®U adhesives 

    Covestro offers starting formulations for printable adhesives based on Desmomelt® U for automated application on textiles. 

  • A kaleidoscope image displaying buildings, a car and a runner, mirroring its components starting from the center of the image.
    Processing technology

    Digital Printing

    Our resin solutions for digital printing help to enable more sustainable, efficient manufacturing in a range of industries.

Innovative Films for Textile Applications

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Man walking in front of mountains during sunset
    Story

    Platilon® and Dureflex® skin-friendly films for sportswear & outdoor gear

    A range of our TPU films is certified as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, ensuring skin-friendly sports apparel and outdoor gear.

  • Printed electronics on a flexible TPU film
    Technology

    Printed electronics

    Smart polycarbonate films play a pivotal role in transforming printed electronics and developing next-gen technologies.

Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Man walking in front of mountains during sunset
    Story

    Platilon® and Dureflex® skin-friendly films for sportswear & outdoor gear

    A range of our TPU films is certified as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, ensuring skin-friendly sports apparel and outdoor gear.

  • Samples of TPU synthetic leather, fanned out to show a range of colors and textures.
    Story

    TPU synthetic leather

    Desmopan® TPU synthetic leather comes in a range of textures, with leather-like haptics in a recyclable, non-animal material.

  • TPU nonwoven fabric
    Story

    TPU for nonwoven fabrics

    Desmopan® TPU is a smart material for producing tough, soft nonwoven fabrics with meltblown or spunbond processing.

  • TPU truck tarps for future circularity
    Case study

    TPU truck tarps

    One day, a thermoplastic polyurethane tarp could cover truck cargo, become a bag, then get recycled into new products.  

Downloads

Coatings

Super-soft Polyacrylic Dispersions
High-Performance Products for Textile Coatings
INSQIN® Make Every Drop Count
INSQIN® for Automotive Interiors
INSQIN® Outstanding Performance for Sports and Outdoors
Biodegradable Polyurethane Dispersions
INSQIN® Partially Bio-based Polyurethane Dispersions
INSQIN® Impranil® DL 1602 Waterborne Ink Systems for Textiles
INSQIN® Impranil® DL 1618 Waterborne Ink Systems for Digital Textile Printing
INSQIN® Impranil® DL 1620 Polyester Polycarbonate Dispersion for Digital Textile Printing
INSQIN® Impraperm® DL 5249 Waterborne Waterproof and Breathable Textile Coating Technology
INSQIN® Impraperm® DL 5310 Waterborne Waterproof and Breathable Textile Coating Technology

Specialty Films

Why TPU, Platilon® and Dureflex®
OEKO-TEX, Certified and Skin-Friendly Films
Hotmelt Adhesives, Excellent Bonding and Durability
Platilon® TPU for Flexible Printed Electronics
Robust TPU Films for Inflatable Surfing Kite and Wing

TPU

Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) for Footwear
Desmomelt® U Precisely connecting contradictions

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